By Emily Bruzzo, News Editor

UNCG’s proposed tuition and fee increases can be broken down specifically. Art majors, who should expect to see department-specific fee hikes, might find the breakdown particularly helpful.

In total, the university is requesting a 4 percent increase from resident undergraduates for the first year of the biennium, and a 4.4 percent increase for the second year.

For non-resident undergraduates, UNCG wants a 1.2 percent increase for the first year of the biennium, and a 1.4 percent increase for the second year.

These percentages mean, in-state students will go from paying their current $6,454 to $6,715 for the 2015-2016 academic year. For the 2016-2017 academic year, in-state undergraduates will pay $7,011.

For out-of-state students, the percentages mean they will go from paying their current $21,316 to $21,577 next year. For the year after that, non-residents will pay $21,873.

But what are these numbers broken down?

For the first year, UNCG wants a 2.5 percent increase in fees. For the second year, the university is requesting a 3.5 percent increase.

These increases mean students will see their current fees of $2,522 rise to $2,586 next year and then up again to $2,676 the following year.

These fees are used to fund specific university areas such as: student activities, athletics, education and technology, health, facilities, transportation, registration and, now, a new green fee, which will help support UNCG’s sustainability initiatives.

These proposed increases for UNCG students don’t stop with just the fees, however.

UNCG is also asking for a 5 percent increase to tuition for both years of the biennium.

The 5 percent increase will raise tuition $197 the first year and $206 the second year. Out-of-state students will be charged the same dollar amount, which will equal roughly a 1 percent increase for them.

So what will these new numbers look like for undergraduate students?

Resident undergraduates should expect to see their current tuition of $3,932 to rise to $4,129 next year, and then up again to $4,335 for the year after that.

Non-resident undergraduates most likely will watch their current tuition of $18,794 rise to $18,991 for the 2015-2016 period, and then up once more to $19,197 for the 2016-2017 period.

Art students should expect to see some additional costs.

The art department is asking for fee increases for only the 2015-2016 academic year. The department wants $400 extra from studio art majors, and $100 more from art history majors.

Art department representatives argued these increases are necessary in order to keep their digital studios open, which will protect students from having to purchase industry-standard laptops and software licenses.

Additionally, the department wants to put the money toward hiring part-time workers to monitor studios so students have access to facilities in the evenings and on weekends.